The Progress of Poesy
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The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pindaric ode
ⓘ
ode ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Gray ⓘ |
| circulation | printed in a small quarto edition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly regarded by 18th-century critics ⓘ |
| describes | development of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1757 ⓘ |
| form | choric ode ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | important example of English Pindaric ode ⓘ |
| hasPart |
antistrophe
ⓘ
epode ⓘ strophe ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
artistic inspiration
ⓘ
imagination ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| inCollection | Odes by Mr. Gray ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic poets ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Pindar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Pindaric triadic structure elements ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Graveyard school ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| metricalForm | irregular ode ⓘ |
| mode | didactic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
celebration of poetic genius
ⓘ
classical allusions ⓘ complex stanzaic pattern ⓘ elevated diction ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Gray's major poetic works ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publishedInSameVolumeAs | The Bard ⓘ |
| publisher | Robert Dodsley ⓘ |
| references |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
classical poets ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | varied and irregular ⓘ |
| structure | three main stanzas ⓘ |
| theme |
evolution of poetry
ⓘ
influence of classical antiquity ⓘ poetic inspiration ⓘ power of poetry ⓘ relationship between emotion and art ⓘ succession of poets across ages ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | from ancient Greece to 18th century Europe ⓘ |
| tone |
celebratory
ⓘ
exultant ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1754 ⓘ |
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